What are the advantages or disadvantages of feeding sheep wheat bran properly in winter?

Wheat bran is a good feed for ruminants and herbivores, especially for pigs, cows, sheep, horses and other animals. It can be used in winter or other seasons, especially for some postpartum females. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of wheat bran for ewes.

Advantages and disadvantages of wheat bran: Wheat bran has the characteristics of relaxing bowels and preventing constipation, and can be fed to female animals. The specific use method is as follows.

How to use:

● In winter, ewes can add a fire if they can't guarantee the temperature during production. After the ewe gives birth, the mucus and oral liquid in the lamb's mouth should be cleaned up to prevent overheating. Let the ewe lick the lamb clean. If the ewe doesn't lick it, sprinkle some corn flour and wheat bran on the mutton.

● Warm water plus glucose or electrolytic multi-dimensional mixed wheat bran 1.5 ~ 2kg can be given to the ewe giving birth, mainly to make her recover her physical strength quickly and milk smoothly, especially in winter.

The advantages of wheat bran can be summarized as preventing constipation, dredging intestines, quickly restoring the physical strength of female livestock, regulating the digestive function of gastrointestinal tract and promoting the appetite of ewes.

Dosage: About 25% can be added to the whole diet, but not more than 30%. If you let the horse eat too much, it may cause intestinal stones.

Shortcomings of wheat bran

There are more disadvantages, such as less calcium and more phosphorus, and most of them are phytic phosphorus, so ewes absorb less. But we don't feed this feed alone, but use it with many feeds. In the process of matching, we must make up for his shortcomings.

● Less calcium and more phosphorus: The calcium content in wheat bran is about 0. 15%, while the phosphorus content is about 1%. The difference is about 1~8 times, so we must pay attention to calcium supplementation when using it, especially for lactating ewes. About 5% premix can be added to the normal diet.

Poor crude protein: Wheat bran not only contains less crude protein, but also has poor quality. Originally, wheat bran does not belong to protein feed, which is understandable. Therefore, we must pay attention to the supplement of protein in the process of use.

At different stages, the feed formula of sheep can probably be matched like this. You can use 2.5% premix and 5% premix, mainly depending on the premix formula.

Wheat bran is a by-product of flour processing with wheat seeds as raw materials. Wheat bran is mainly composed of seed coat and germ, and endosperm and aleurone layer are mixed in different proportions. Feeding wheat bran to sheep in winter is beneficial to the growth and development of sheep in general, but it will also be harmful if it is fed alone or too much.

The amino acid composition of wheat bran is good, and the crude fiber content is high, but the protein content is low, so the nutritional content of wheat bran is not high. In addition, wheat bran contains more iron, manganese and zinc, and the content of B vitamins is also high. It can be seen from the nutritional value of wheat bran that the nutrition of wheat bran is unbalanced. If it is used to feed sheep alone, it can not meet the normal growth and development needs of sheep, and the feeding effect is not good.

Usually, when we feed sheep with wheat bran, it will be mixed with other concentrated feed in a certain proportion and fed together. We usually feed sheep with wheat bran by mixing a certain amount of corn kernels, wheat bran, soybean meal, bone meal, salt, vitamins and trace elements in proportion to ensure the nutritional balance of the feed to the greatest extent. The proportion of wheat bran in sheep concentrate should not exceed 40%.

Let's talk about the harm of feeding wheat bran to sheep. Wheat bran has the function of moistening intestine and relaxing bowels. It is this effect that causes the harm of feeding wheat bran to sheep. If you only feed the sheep wheat bran or feed it too much, the sheep will have diarrhea. In addition, if sheep eat too much wheat bran, they will have symptoms such as not ruminating.

Finally, it is concluded that it is only good for sheep to feed wheat bran in moderation in winter, but if it is fed too much or only once, it will have certain side effects. Therefore, it is better to feed the sheep according to their own needs.